Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the epidemic of obesity

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in patients with the metabolic syndrome, and it is expected to become more common in countries where obesity, one of the components of the metabolic syndrome, is increasing.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2004-08, Vol.71 (8), p.657-664
Hauptverfasser:	Collantes, Rochelle, Ong, Janus P, Younossi, Zobair M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fatty Liver - complications Fatty Liver - diagnosis Fatty Liver - physiopathology Fatty Liver - therapy Humans Metabolic Syndrome - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in patients with the metabolic syndrome, and it is expected to become more common in countries where obesity, one of the components of the metabolic syndrome, is increasing.
ISSN:	0891-1150 1939-2869
DOI:	10.3949/ccjm.71.8.657